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Useful words

  • あんた you (familiar)
  • お母さん mom (one's own)
  • ええ、うん yes
  • んっ、んー thinking
  • よっし right then (ready to go, do something)
  • やっぱ (for sure, as expected, on second thought)
  • あ ah
  • え huh
  • は what
  • ~し (a reason)
  • ~な (thinking to oneself)
  • おっと (slow down)
  • そういや(そう言えば)come to think of it
  • じゃあ then...
  • そうだよ that's right
  • まさか no way (unbelievable)
  • ~かな maybe (i thought)
  • ~かなって (explaining what you thought)
  • ほれ here
  • V(ます)な (commanding to do something)
  • ねー・ねぇ hey (get someone's attention)
  • まあ well now... (changing topic)
  • うわっ wow (express surprise)
  • 何これ? What's this?
  • Xって言うな Don't X me (don't say that)
  • V-てたの had Verb'd
  • V-たら after verb
  • Nだと思う i think it's N
  • だよね right?
  • Nなの (explaining N)
  • Nなのよ (explaining N, emphasis)
  • Sだから (explaining S)
  • Nだったら (if it were N)
  • だけど (originally intended to)
  • だけどね、だけどさ
  • Vるかぁ
  • やば oh no
  • マジ(本当)
  • ガチ(本物)
  • てか(というか)
  • Vocab

    魚介類(ぎょかいるい)fish

    1. 鯉(こい)carp
    2. 鮫(さめ)shark
    3. 鯛(たい)
    4. 鯨(くじら)whale
  • 馬(うま)horse
  • 羊(ひつじ)sheep
  • 山羊(やぎ)goat
  • 犬(いぬ)dog
  • 猫(ねこ)cat
  • 虎(とら)tiger
  • 獅子(しし)lion
  • 熊猫(パンダ)panda
  • 蝙蝠(こうもり)bat
  • 蝶(ちょう)butterfly
  • ことわざ

    笑う門には福来る
    (わらうかどには ふく きたる)
    意味:いつも笑顔にしていたら、良いことが起きますよ
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    継続は力なり
    (けいぞくは ちから なり)
    practice makes perfect, slow and steady wins the race, perserverance makes you stronger
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    雨降って地固まる
    (あめ ふって じ かたまる)
    adversity builds character, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    猫に小判
    (ねこに こばん)
    pearls before swine (don't offer things to those who don't appreciate it)
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    十人十色
    (じゅうにん とおいろ)
    different strokes for different folks (not everyone likes the same thing)
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    一石二鳥
    (いっせき にちょう)
    to kill two birds with one stone
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    女心と秋の空
    (おんなごろろと あきのそら)
    women easily get bored and change their minds like the unpredictable autumn sky
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    猫の手も借りたい
    (ねこのても かりたい)
    when you are so overwhelmed and busy
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    三日坊主
    (みっか ぼうず)
    someone who easily gives up
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    犬も歩けば棒に当たる
    (いぬも あるけば ぼうに あたる)
    good things come to those who take action
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    明日は明日の風が吹く
    (あしたは あしたの かぜが ふく)
    tomorrow's another day
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    急がば回れ
    (いそがば まわれ)
    haste makes waste
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    因果応報
    (いんが おうほう)
    what goes around, comes around
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    住めば都
    (すめば みやこ)
    home is where you make it
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    七転び八起き
    (ななころび やおき)
    if you fall off your horse, get right back on
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    魚心あれば水心
    (うおごころ あれば みずごころ)
    相手が好意を示してくれたら、自分も好意を持って対応しよう scratch my back, i'll scratch yours 良いことをしてもらったら、自分も相手にいいことをしてあげましょう
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    当たって砕けろ
    (あたって くだけろ)
    take a chance
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    千里の道も一歩から
    (せんりの みちも いっぽ から)
    a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step / small steps can make big changes
    Source: Puni Puni Japan

    Onomatopoeia

    にこにこ smiling (Puni Puni Japan)
    わくわく excitement (Puni Puni Japan)

    Reading Resource

    1. Anna's Archive
    2. Mokuro.moe

    Novels

    1. ノルウェイの森 Audio
    2. 蜘蛛ですが、なんか syosetu

    JLPT

    JLPT N5

    1. 文法(りんごせんぱい)
    2. ことば(りんごせんぱい)

    JLPT N4

    1. ことば(Japanese Everyday)

    JLPT N3

    1. ことば(おぎはら先生)(日本語の森)
    2. 文法(おぎはら先生)(日本語の森)
    3. 文法(おぎはら先生)(日本語の森)
    4. Quartet(TokiNi Andy)

    JLPT N2

    1. 文法(かわま先生)(日本語の森)
    2. 文法テスト(タケパン先生)(日本語の森)
    3. 文法VS(タケパン先生)(日本語の森)
    4. 文字語彙(のりこ先生)(日本語の森)
    5. 漢字クイズ(MLC)
    6. N2級漢字を200分にまとめてみた(Oh my Nihongo Blue Pixy)
    7. N2文法(Meshclass Japanese)
    8. Intermediate Japanese N2 Quartet(TokiNi Andy)

    JLPT N1

    1. ことば(おぎはら先生)(日本語の森)
    2. ことば(のりこ先生)(日本語の森)
    3. N1試験の準備クイズ(Sun and Moon Channel)

    Other

    1. 擬声語と擬態語(のりこ先生)(日本語の森)
    2. 教科書にない日本語(ゆか先生とハンちゃん)(日本語の森)
    3. けんかの日本語(日本語の森)
    4. 喧嘩の日本語Shorts(日本語の森)

    Immersion

    1. NHK Learn Japanese From The News
    2. Learn Japanese From NHK News (YouTube)

    Instagram

    1. @japanesepod101
    2. @speaks_jp
    3. @japanese_language_mlc

    Native Students

    1. ちびむすドリル (幼児・小学・中学)
    2. NHK for School (幼児・小学・中学)

    Test your level at JLPT Check

    Netflix

    1. ラブデッドライん
    2. Love Like a K-Drama
    3. Good Night World
    4. Maboroshi
    5. Once Upon a Crime
    6. Gamera Rebirth
    7. Burn the House Down
    8. Ooku The Inner Chambers
    9. Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

    CG Movie

    1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    Tips

    Various learners share what they'd do if they had to relearn Japanese.

    Japanese with Niko:


    JLPT

    1. Tanos
    2. Unagibun JLPT Simulator (N4, N5)

    Vocabulary

    N2N2 VocabularyNihongo Lessons with Yuko2024/01/08

    Reading

    N2 ReadingNihongo Lessons with Yuko2024/01/10

    Daily Study

    1. Watch Junji Ito

    1. goo教えて
    2. Yahoo知恵袋
    3. 記事ブログ
    4. 言葉で遊ぼう(Japanese Wordle)

    Resources

    1. TheMoeWay
    2. Morg Systems
      1. Morgawr/Moe-Bundex (例文データベース計画)
    3. Refold.la

    Video

    Selected Videos

    1. 花子とアン https://archive.org/details/hanako-to-anne-collection-01 (2014)
    2. 日本人の知らない日本語 (2010)YouTube, website, manga
    3. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Dewi Sukarno)

    YouTube

    Academic

    1. Nakata University
    2. Mr. Denjiro's Happy Energy!

    Discussion

    1. Mr Fuji from Japan

    Interview

    1. Ask Japanese (Cathy Cat)

    Vlog

    1. Kai 復職しました
    2. もしもしゆうすけ (Monologue in Japanese)
    3. Bebe-chan日本のフランス人

    古典

    1. 古典文法

    Kids

    1. ペッパピッグ
    2. アンパンマン
    3. ドラえもん
    4. あたしンち
    5. クレヨンしんちゃん aniwave
    6. 魔法少女まどか animelon

    Lessons

    1. Asada School
    2. Daily Japanese with Naoko
    3. Japanese with Ken
    4. JPTIP Japanese Tutoring
    5. Kaname Naito
    6. プロ日本語教師かずの日本語レッスンch
    7. Let's Speak Japanese with Yuki
    8. neko sensei
    9. Nihongo Class
    10. Riki Nihongo Dayo
    11. Simple Japanese Listening with Meg-めぐ-Smile
    12. ThatJapaneseManYuta
    13. ToKiniAndy

    英会話

    1. Hapa英会話
    2. StudyInネイティブ英会話

    Tomojuku

    1. 「から」と「ので」
    VideoPublisherAuthor
    動詞グループ分けじゃぱすた
    似ている言葉・表現じゃぱすた

    Verbs

    Reading

    Business Japanese

    1. 社会人のためのビジネス情報マガジン (Word differences)
    2. NHK Easy Japanese for Work

    Blog

    Culture

    • read「いただきます」と「ごちそうさま」本当の意味・語源・由来
    • Nihon Shock

    Forum

    Internet

    TV Shows

    1. 宝探しアドベンチャー謎解きバトルTORE!

    NHK

    1. NHK今週の日本
    2. NHK News Web Easy
    3. NHK仕事の日本語
    4. Magical Japanese
    5. NHK for School
    6. NHK高校講座

    Language Courses

    JLPT N5

    1. Let's Learn Japanese Basic I
      (ヤンさんと日本の人々)
      1983 The Japan Foundation
    2. NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan?
      (NHK日本語講座)
      1989 NHK
    3. Activate Your Japanese
      (ひきだすにほんご)
      2022 The Japan Foundation

    JLPT N4

    1. Getting Along in Japanese
      にほんごでくらそう
      1999 NHK
    2. NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan?
      (NHK日本語講座)
      1989 NHK
    3. Erin's Challenge
      エリンが挑戦~にほんごできます~
      2007 The Japan Foundation
    4. Let's Learn Japanese Basic II
      続・ヤンさんと日本の人々
      1996 The Japan Foundation
    5. Getting Along in Japanese
      にほんごでくらそう
      1997 NHK

    JLPT N3

    1. The All New Getting Along in Japanese
      新にほんごでくらそう
      2004 NHK
    ProgramProduction
    JLPT N5
    Let's Learn Japanese Basic I
    ヤンさんと日本の人々
    1983 - The Japan Foundation
    NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan?
    NHK日本語講座
    1989 - NHK
    Activate Your Japanese
    ひきだすにほんご
    2022 - The Japan Foundation
    JLPT N4
    Getting Along in Japanese
    にほんごでくらそう
    1999
    NHK
    Erin's Challenge
    エリンが挑戦~にほんごできます~
    2007
    The Japan Foundation
    Let's Learn Japanese Basic II
    続・ヤンさんと日本の人々
    1996
    The Japan Foundation
    NHKThe All New Getting Along in Japanese
    新にほんごでくらそう
    2004
    NHK
    N5Let's Learn Japanese Basic I
    ヤンさんと日本の人々
    1983
    NHK
    N5NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan?
    NHK日本語講座
    1989
    NHK
    N5Activate Your Japanese
    ひきだすにほんご
    2022
    The Japan Foundation
    N4Erin's Challenge
    エリンが挑戦~にほんごできます~
    2007
    The Japan Foundation
    N4Let's Learn Japanese Basic II
    続・ヤンさんと日本の人々
    1996
    The Japan Foundation
    N4Getting Along in Japanese
    にほんごでくらそう
    1997
    NHK
    N3The All New Getting Along in Japanese
    新にほんごでくらそう
    2004
    NHK
  • Marugoto Plus
  • The Japan Foundation

    (2022) Activate Your Japanese(ひきだすにほんご)

    Produced:2022
    Production:The Japan Foundation
    Characters:Xuan
    Episodes24
    Duration:- mins
    Runtime:- hrs
    1. Website Launch Information
    2. Introduction
    3. Official Website (24 videos)
    4. Downloadable content (including subtitles)

    (2007) Erin's Challenge (エリンが挑戦 にほんごできます)

    The Japan Foundation

    Produced:2007
    Production:The Japan Foundation
    Characters:Erin, Fujioka
    Episodes25
    Duration:- mins
    Runtime:- hrs
    1. Official Website (25 videos)

    (1983/1996) Let's Learn Japanese Basic I & II (Yan-san and the Japanese people)

    Produced in two parts by The Japan Foundation in 1983 (Basic I) and 1996 (Basic II) and hosted by Mary Althaus (1947-) and starring Nick Muhrin as Yan-san. Yan-san and the Japanese People (ヤンさんと日本の人々). Basic I features Mine-san (峰 祐介, 1934 Osaka), Episode list available on Wikipedia.


    NHK

    (1989) NHK Japanese: How to Survive in Japan?(NHK日本語講座)

    Produced:1989
    Production:NHK
    Characters:David Roberts, Cathy Roberts, Yuko Goto
    Episodes40
    Duration:30 mins
    Runtime:20 hrs

    Produced by NHK in 1989. YouTube has only 20 of the 40 videos uploaded. YouTube


    Beginner 初心者(しょしんしゃ)

    みんなの日本語 初級I

    Readings

  • たなかさん

  • Pronouns

    男性女性
    ぼく・おれあたし
    わたし
    かれかのじょ
    これそれあれどれ
    こちらそちらあちらどちら
    こっちそっちあっちどっち
    ここそこあそこどこ
    このそのあのどの
    こういうそういうああいうどういう
    こいつそいつあいつ・やつどっちのやつ
    肯定形る・ます
    否定形ない・ません
    過去形た・ました
    ている(てる)
    ていた(てた)
    とは・って
    という・つって
    ええっと
    あー

    について・に関して プロ日本語教師かずの日本語レッスンch

    もらう・くれる

    あげる・やる

    たい

  • Kaname Naito
  • N5

    StructureMeaningExplanation

    N4

    StructureMeaningExplanation
    のに1.ために
    2.けど、しかし
  • Taka
  • N3

    文型意味解説
    たびに
  • じゃぱすた
  • って
  • necota
  • がちよくAになる
    Aの回数が多い
  • じゃぱすた
  • tanosuke
  • N2

    文型意味解説
    っぽい
  • じゃぱすた
  • 気味(ぎみ)少しAの感じがする
  • necota

  • Info

    JLPT/CEFR Levels

    JLPTCEFRClassification
    1B2
    Independent
    中上級~上級
    Advanced
    2B1
    Independent
    中級~中上級
    Intermediate
    3A2/B1
    Basic/Independent
    初中級~中級
    Pre-Intermediate
    4A1/A2
    Basic
    初級後半
    Upper Beginner
    5A1
    Basic
    入門~初級前半
    Entry Beginner

    How to tackle problem areas

    Can't read JapaneseLearn Hiragana, then Katakana
    Can't read KanjiLearn 1,006 Kanji
    Only know a few phrasesLearn grammar and vocabulary
    Basic setencesReview grammar, increase vocabulary
    Want to speakWatch more media, news and read more books, articles
    Worried about accentListen to more media (level that you understand)
    Can't readRead more, look up vocabulary and grammar

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